Flower-crock



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A. D. POLSGROVE.

FLOWER GROGK.

N0.'248,Z13. Patented Oct. 11,1881.

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of Oatawissa, in the county of Columbia and UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMELIA D. POLSGROVE, OF GATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLO'WER-CROCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,213, dated October 11, 1881. Application filed August23, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern 'Be it known that I, AMELIA 1).POLSGROVE State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Flower-Crock, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to prevent the surplus of water poured on a flower-pot or crock from dripping upon the flower-shelf or floor, and to prevent dampness from collecting under the saucer of the flower-crock.

A further object of my invention is to prevent the rapid destruction of the flower-crock by rust. p

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification. A longitudinal sectional elevation ofmyimproved flower-crock is shown.

The flower-crook A, which is preferably so constructed that its diameter decreases toward the bottom, is provided with a tube, B, projecting downward from the bottom U of the crock. A screw-collar, D, surrounding the tube B is fastened to the under side of the bottom 0. A cup, E, or similar vessel is provided with a screw-collar, E, which is of such size that it can be screwed into the screw-collar D.

A lining, G, provided with a flange, M, at

' its upper end, made of galvanized or glazed sheet-iron or other sui table material, fl ts closely in the crock A, and is provided in its bottom with a downward-projectin g tube, H, fitting in the tube B.

The saucer J is provided with a downwardprojecting rim or flange, K, provided with perforations L below the bottom of the saucer.

The screw-collar F of the cup E is screwed into the screw-collar D, whereby the cup E will be held to the bottom 0 of the crock A, the tube D projecting into the cup E, which is concealed by the base N of the crock. The earth and the flower-roots are contained in the lining G, which is placed into the crock, the tube H passing into'the tubeD. If water is poured upon the earth in the crock or its lining G, the surplus water which is not absorbed by the earth dripsthrough thetubesHand B, andis collected in the cup E, and'thus this water cannot soil or can be placed into the crock A.

The perforations L permit a circulation of air under the bottom of the saucer J, and thereby accumulation of moisture under the saucer is prevented.

Hanging flower crooks or vases can also be constructed in the manner described above.'

The crock A may be used with or without a lining; but I prefer to use the lining or an equivalent therefor, as it prevents the rapid destruction of the crock.

The cup E can be removed or unscrewed "cry easily it the water contained therein is v to be poured out.

Having thus l'ully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the pot A, having tube B and base N, the lining G, provided with tube H, and the cup E, as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the flower crock or pot A, provided with a screW-collar,-D, of the cup E, provided with a screw-collar, F, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the flower crock or pot A, provided with a screw-collar, D, and a tube, B, of the cup E, provided with a screwcoliar, F, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the flowerpot or crock A, of the lining G, provided with a tube, H, projecting from its bottom, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

AMELIA D. POLSGROVE.

Witnesses i B. R. DAVIS, GEo. THOMAS. 

